Quote by William Hazlitt
There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in th

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us. – William Hazlitt

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A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a bugbear to the imagination, and, though we do not believe in it, it still haunts our apprehensions. – William Hazlitt

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A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one – they show one another off to the best advantage. – William Hazlitt

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Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other peoples weaknesses. – William Hazlitt

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In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. – Samuel Johnson

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Mans mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth. – Desiderius Erasmus

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Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare. – Voltaire

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When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldnt swallow the hypocrisy. – Barry White

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They hover as a cloud of witnesses above this Nation. – Henry Ward Beecher

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